Got a check or email from Rust Consulting? Here's what it is.
Rust Consulting, Inc. is a legitimate, court-appointed settlement administrator — not a scam and not the company being sued. If its name is on a check, email, or postcard you received, a court most likely included you in a class action settlement.
Rust Consulting is a Minneapolis-based administration firm that has handled thousands of class action, regulatory, and government settlement programs — including payments ordered by agencies like the FTC and CFPB. Checks from Rust often come from cases where eligible people were paid automatically, with no claim filed.
Its corporate site is www.rustconsulting.com. Individual settlements usually run on their own case-specific website, which is named on the notice itself.
How to tell a real Rust Consulting notice from a fake
- The check stub or letter names the settlement or government program. Search that name — FTC and CFPB refund programs list Rust as the contractor on the agency's own .gov page.
- Rust's site at rustconsulting.com lists contact numbers for its active programs.
- Search the exact settlement name plus the word “settlement”. A real case has an official website that names the court, the case number, and the administrator.
- Check the administrator's own site for a list of the cases it is running, and confirm your settlement is on it.
- Call the toll-free number printed on the notice. A real administrator answers questions about the case for free.
- Filing a claim is always free. Anyone who asks you to pay to file, or to pay a fee to release your payment, is not the administrator.
What a real settlement administrator never asks for
- A fee to file a claim or to release a payment
- Your full Social Security number by email or text (a claim form on the official site may ask for identifying details, but never an unsolicited email)
- Your online banking username or password
- Gift cards, wire transfers, or cryptocurrency
Still unsure? Run the name on your notice through our free settlement legitimacy checker.
Settlements Rust Consulting is running that we track
None of the settlements currently in our data set list Rust Consulting as administrator. The company runs many cases at any time — check its own case list via the link above, or browse every settlement we track.
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Written and verified by OwedList. Last verified Oct 18, 2026 against the official settlement site. OwedList is an independent information service, not a law firm and not a settlement administrator; nothing here is legal advice. Read our editorial policy.